Mvumilivu hula mbivu

Meaning: Patience is rewarded.

Language: Swahili

Literally: The patient one eats the ripe fruit

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Those who wait get to eat the sweet, ripe fruit, picturing the payoff of holding out.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• لوہے کے چنے چبانا — To face an extremely hard, gruelling task.
• Estar nas verzas — To be daydreaming and distracted.
• Arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe — To show up at a completely inopportune, awkward moment.
• hash slinger — A cook or server in a cheap restaurant, often regarded as rude or inattentive.
• sugarcoat the pill — To make something unpleasant more palatable or easier to accept.
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More Swahili idioms

• Haraka haraka haina baraka — Haste makes waste.
• Mtaka cha mvunguni sharti ainame — You must work and humble yourself for what you want.
• Penye nia pana njia — Determination always finds a path.
• Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa — You cannot do everything alone.
• Chovya chovya humaliza buyu la asali — Small indulgences add up to a big loss.
• Mgaagaa na upwa hali wali mkavu — Effort and initiative are always rewarded.

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